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Caerphilly County Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Caerphilly County Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
11,997Searchable applications
283Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 10,263 approved or refused records
1,744Refused applications

8,519 approved · 1,744 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Apr 2011 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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  1. Decided23/0594/COND

    Discharge of conditions 03 (Contamination), 09 (Electric Vehicle Point), 10 (Cycle Storage), 12 (Trees), 15 (Ecological Enhancement) and 17 (Waste Storage) of Planning Permission 23/0247/FULL (Erect B1/B2/B8 unit and associated works)

    Unit 4 Heads Of The Valleys Industrial Estate Rhymney

    Received 31 Aug 2023
  2. Decided23/0595/HH

    Erect outbuilding in rear garden

    10 Millbrook Road Springfield Pontllanfraith Blackwood NP12 2AH

    Received 1 Sept 2023
  3. Decided23/0596/NMA

    Seek approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 22/0599/FULL (Erect two storey side extension) to change first floor windows

    41 Tir-berllan Oakdale Blackwood NP12 0GZ

    Received 31 Aug 2023
  4. Decided23/0598/FULL

    Construct 40m x 25m outdoor riding arena with timber post and rail fencing including sand and fibre riding surface, for domestic use only

    Land At Pentwyngwyn Stables Pentwyngwyn Road Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DG

    Received 4 Sept 2023
  5. Decided23/0599/FULL

    Install a chimney flue through the roof of Unit P for a coffee roasting unit

    Rogers Estate Coffee Unit P - Q Trecenydd Business Park Trecenydd Caerphilly CF83 2RZ

    Received 4 Sept 2023
  6. Decided23/0600/ADV

    Erect 3 No. heavy duty flag poles

    Amenity Area Lewis Lewis Avenue Blackwood

    Received 21 Sept 2023
  7. Decided23/0601/FULL

    Erect a detached dwelling, on-site parking and access

    Land At Grid Ref 318132 189100 Navigation Street Trethomas

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  8. Decided23/0602/DNS

    Proposed solar farm, access and ancillary development

    Cil Lonydd Farm Abercarn Mountain Road Hafodyrynys

    Received 31 Aug 2023
  9. Decided23/0603/NMA

    Seek a non-material amendment to planning consent 23/0308/HH (Erect single and first floor rear extensions) to change the pitch of the roof on the second floor extension to a flat roof

    28 Gladstone Street Crosskeys Newport NP11 7PA

    Received 5 Sept 2023
  10. Decided23/0605/HH

    Construct a pitched roof dormer to front elevation to extend floor space to bedroom and family bathroom

    16 Darren Close Porset Caerphilly CF83 3BZ

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  11. Decided23/0606/COU

    Change the use from Residential to HMO C4

    17 Broomfield Street Caerphilly CF83 1FY

    Received 30 Aug 2023
  12. Decided23/0607/COND

    Discharge condition 08 (Reptile Method Statement) of planning consent 23/0226/NCC (Vary condition 01 (Time to commence) of planning consent 17/0702/FULL (Erect three storey four bedroom dwelling with garages underneath) to extend the commencement by a further five years)

    Willmayn Gilboa Road Newbridge Newport NP11 4NN

    Received 31 Aug 2023
  13. Decided23/0608/FULL

    Erect single storey rear extension and garage

    10 Caerbragdy Caerphilly CF83 3AL

    Received 6 Sept 2023
  14. Decided23/0609/CLPU

    Obtain a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed single storey rear extension with flat roof

    7 Islwyn Street Abercarn Newport NP11 4SR

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  15. Awaiting decision23/0610/DNS

    Proposed wind farm comprises 13 horizontal axis wind turbines, along with an improved site entrance, new and improved access tracks, crane hardstandings, control building and substation compound, electricity transformers, underground cabling, and drainage works (DNS 3276725 - Mynydd Maen)

    Land At Mynydd Maen & Mynydd Llwyd Common Abercarn Mountain Road Abercarn

    Received 4 Jul 2023
  16. Decided23/0611/COND

    Discharge condition 13 (Ecological Enhancement) of planning consent 20/0316/COU (Change the use from B8 (Storage or Distribution) to B2 (General Industrial), external alterations (including replacement roller shutter doors) to enhance the acoustic performance of the building, confirmation of operational hours and ancillary works)

    Braithwaite Engineers Ltd Rowecord Building Commercial Street Newport Road Pontymister Risca Newport NP11 6EY

    Received 7 Sept 2023
  17. Decided23/0612/FULL

    Demolish existing outbuilding and erect two storey annexe

    Bedwen Arian King's Hill Hengoed CF82 7NH

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  18. Decided23/0613/COND

    Discharge conditions 14 (Bats - light mitigation strategy) and 17 (Biodiversity Strategy) of planning consent 22/0997/NCC (Vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Consent 22/0619/NCC (Vary condition 02 of planning consent 21/1090/RM (Seek approval of the reserved matters in respect of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of planning consent 20/0319/NCC (Vary condition 03 of planning application 17/0304/NCC (Vary condition 03 of planning consent P/05/1683)) to erect a total of 74 no. affordable dwellings, comprising of 15 no. 1-bed over 55s apartments, 42 no. social-rented units (24 no. 1-bed apartments, 15 no. 2-bed apartments, 3 no. 4-bed houses), and 17 no. shared-ownership units (13 no. 3-bed houses, 4 no. 2-bed houses), open space, roads, footpaths, drainage infrastructure and associated works) to relocate the 1-bed apartment at Plot 12 (as approved) to within Apartment Block A, together with other associated amendments to the plans) to amend Block A by removing the podium deck and associated car parking and fa�ade alterations)

    Austin Grange Maes Glas South Ul Caerphilly CF83 1LN

    Received 8 Sept 2023
  19. Decided23/0614/RET

    Retain steel shipping containers

    To Me To You - Removals Blackbrook Road Caerphilly

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  20. Decided23/0615/HH

    Convert loft and erect rear dormer to accommodate two extra bedrooms with a shared bathroom facility

    Newgale House 45 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HH

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  21. Decided23/0616/HH

    Erect ground floor, rear and side extensions with two storey side extension and re-grade rear ground levels

    Penywaun Farm Rhydri Primary School To Maenllwyd Rudry Caerphilly CF83 3DF

    Received 11 Sept 2023
  22. Awaiting decision23/0617/FULL

    Install a combined Heat and Power Engine and Flue along with associated works

    Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  23. Awaiting decision23/0618/NMA

    Seek the approval of a non-material amendment to planning consent 18/0843/NCC (Vary condition 08 of planning consent 18/0085/NCC (Vary condition 8 of planning consent 15/0488/RET (Retain development previously approved under planning permission 11/0224/FULL for the construction of an anaerobic digestion facility with changes to construction details relating to the position of the digestate tanks, digestate lagoon, surplus gas flare, silage clamp and associated works and to change the use of the existing in vessel compositing building to an anaerobic digestion reception building and an in vessel composting facility) to enable the continuation of restricted Saturday and Bank Holiday hours (which have been operated under for the past three years) to enable collections to take place on Sundays) to reposition 2no. anaerobic digestion tanks

    Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm Gelligaer Road Gelligaer Hengoed CF82 8FY

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  24. Decided23/0619/HH

    Erect a single storey extension to the side of the property, enclosing the existing porch area, and updating existing extension

    224 Bedwas Road Caerphilly CF83 3AW

    Received 12 Sept 2023

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Caerphilly County Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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